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Dansville crash leaves one dead, another hospitalized
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – One man has died and another person was hospitalized following a fatal motor vehicle accident in the village of Dansville Friday morning. The Livingston County 911 center received a call from citizens who witnessed the accident, reporting a car crashed into a tree and was on fire in front of 4 […]
Three charged in murder-for-hire plot in Ontario County
A man awaiting sentencing after his conviction on several felony charges including rape and his girlfriend are now in jail after they were arrested as part of an alleged plot to murder the Ontario County judge and prosecutor who tried the case. Alexander H. Kise, 21, of Greece, and Alydia J. Gater, 22, also of Greece, are facing charges of attempted first-degree murder, a class A-1 felony, second-degree conspiracy, a class B felony, and third-degree criminal sale of a...
WATCH: Plane catches fire at Hornell Airport
HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) – A plane caught on fire at the Hornell Airport this afternoon, according to a video provided by PEISH News, as well as a Facebook post on its page. The fire took place around 1 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the North end of the airport.
'Touched With Fire': How Hornell man went from Steuben County banker to Civil War general
The great cyclone of the Civil War swept up every single American, transforming (or ending) lives that might have taken very different paths. When Nirom Crane was born in Penn Yan, back in 1828, no one could have predicted (or wished) that his days would be so forcefully shaped by war. But “the war came,” and maybe family values channeled his choices. An American ancestor fought in Queen Anne’s War, his grandfather in the Revolutionary War, and...
Wanted Painted Post man arrested following car crash
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) – A Painted Post man has been arrested after a single-vehicle crash that occurred on April 22. According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, Erik G. Miller, 37, was arrested on Monday following the crash, as it is alleged that he was found to be wanted due to an active arrest […]
Family of Dansville man being held by Taliban calls for UN torture investigator to help
DANSVILLE N.Y. – Lawyers for a Livingston County man being held by the Taliban are asking for a United Nations authority on torture to investigate the cruel treatment his family says he has experienced. The Taliban has detained Ryan Corbett of Dansville for nearly two years, ever since he...
Scam Alert: Beware of impersonation scam targeting residents
The Ontario County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a scam in which a person identifies themselves as a federal or law enforcement officer and demands payment. Through the scam, the caller states that they have a warrant for the victim's arrest and an officer will be coming to their residence to apprehend them if they do not send a payment to a specific location, said Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione. ...
Indiana man arrested after attempted kidnapping of 14 yr old girl in Bath
BATH, N.Y. (WETM) – A man from New Castle, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend after he allegedly tried to lure an underage girl into his vehicle at a hotel in Bath. According to the Village of Bath Police Department, Joshua S. Beem, 50, was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping in the second degree, […]
Dansville appoints Delhi administrator as next school superintendent. Meet Kelly Zimmerman
A veteran Delhi, N.Y. educator will be the next superintendent of the Dansville Central School District. The Dansville School Board Tuesday named Kelly Zimmerman, a Hornell native and currently superintendent of Delaware Academy Central School, as the district's top administrator starting July 1. The school board said Zimmerman emerged as the top candidate to...
DOT outlining options for $55 million Route 36 Corridor project at Hornell public forum
New York state's plans to transform a key Hornell thoroughfare will come into sharper focus at a public meeting next week. From 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the Hornell High School auditorium, Department of Transportation engineers will update the status of the $55 million Route 36 project and outline how the busy four-lane corridor from Cass Street in the City of Hornell to the southern limit of the Village of Arkport may be changing in the next decade.
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